The Rushlade Wool Company

The Rushlade Wool Company sells fibre, yarn, sheepskins and knitted items all made from 100% British wool direct from their farm. Their yarn is available in Merino, Dartmoor Merino and Masham bases and at the Dartmoor Wool Loft we stock their Merino and Dartmoor Merino undyed and also hand-dyed and naturally hand-dyed skeins of Masham and Dartmoor Merino.

Jess, Russ and their three children live and work the small family farm on Dartmoor, Devon with a flock that varies between 200 & 400 ewe.

We’re really excited to have a super local, ethical breeder of merino sheep as there aren't many in the UK with the majority of flocks here selling fleece for export. Here’s what they say about their Merino:

“As the fibre is super fine it is very comfortable to wear against the skin even for many that would normally find wool too itchy!

We first brought the Merino ewes into the flock in January 2017, the ewes were in lamb to a Merino Ram and gave us a year of wonderful lambs. Since then we crossed the ewes with our Whiteface Dartmoor Ram creating the Dartmoor Merino. The wool is much like its Merino mum but on a bulkier ewe, easier to shear and a better mother.

 In 2019 we brought in Shaun; Shaun is our Merino ram giving up more Merino offspring into 2020. Watch this space for lots of Shaun’s offspring over the coming years.

The Merinos wool is loved by spinners and with a clean dense fibre it generally just has a dirty tip that can be combed out. We often find spinners liking to work with the Merino in the raw. Due to its fine fibre, the Merino felts well and makes a brilliant material for wet felting.

We offer Merino as Raw wool, rovings and in three weights of yarn as dyed or natural.”